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Designer / calculations | Curtis D. Summers | ||||||||||||
Type | Wooden | ||||||||||||
Track layout | Out and Back | ||||||||||||
Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||||
Height | 27.4 metres | ||||||||||||
Drop | 26.5 metres | ||||||||||||
Top speed | 90 km/h | ||||||||||||
Length | 1166.8 metres | ||||||||||||
Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||||
Duration | 2:02 | ||||||||||||
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Manufacturer | Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters | ||||||||||||
Riders per train | 30 |
Mighty Canadian Minebuster is a wooden roller coaster located at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. It was designed by Curtis D. Summers and is one of the four original roller coasters that debuted with the park in 1981.
History
The ride was originally planned to be the centerpiece of the never-built Frontier Canada section of the park.[1] When the Frontier Canada area finally opened in 2019, Yukon Striker was the centerpiece.
During the 2024-25 offseason, 276 metres of track was replaced with new PreCut track from The Gravity Group.[2] 960 feet of track was replaced.[3]
Design
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The ride is an out and back roller coaster. It was modeled after the former Shooting Star at Coney Island in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.[1]
In recent years, some of the hills have been joined together making them much longer with less of a peak therefore significantly reducing the amount of negative g-force experienced.[4]
Trains
2 trains with 5 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows, for a total of 30 riders per train. The trains were built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company.
Gallery
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The entrance
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mighty Canadian Minebuster - CW Mania
- ↑ Kaspersetz, Erik (2025-01-22). "Mightier Canadian Minebuster: Canada's Wonderland Overhauls Classic Wooden Coaster". Coaster101. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ↑ "Big upgrades for a big coaster! 🚨 We're replacing 960 feet of track on Mighty Canadian Minebuster – that's almost the length of 28 school buses! 🚌 P.s. the third camel hump is back!!! 👀 🎉 Swipe to see the progress 👉 #CanadasWonderland #WoodenCoaster #behindthescenes". X. Canada's Wonderland. 2025-03-3. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
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(help) - ↑ Mighty Canadian Minebuster - Coasterforce
External links
- Mighty Canadian Minebuster on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
- Mighty Canadian Minebuster on Coaster-Count.
- Mighty Canadian Minebuster on canadaswonderland.com.